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When installing new tires to time is it ok to reuse the foam inserts from the old tires or should you go ahead and use the new foam inserts? I'm asking because y'all are saying the phaltline tire foams are too soft

Proline 40 Series Crime Fighters on Wabash rims. These are the 23mm/Revo offset Wabash. If you do go with Wabash wheels (they are D/C'd but can still be found) go with the 17mm which have much more offset.

Are you asking how to upload photos since you do not have a direct link to the photo? If thats your question - you cannot upload photos. They need to be hosted somewhere. If thats not your question, then please disregard. lol

These are Proline Badlands 3.8 mounted on Ofna Hyper St wheels. I'm also running Integy 12mm extended hubs since these wheels have about 3/8" less offset than Geodes (technically they have 3/8" more offset but I won't go there lol). The Hyper St wheels have the Traxxas bead (or vice-versa ).

I'm actually shocked at how well they are holding up. So far they are solid - Integy may have gotten something right this time. Now I haven't done major jumps (higher than 3 feet) but I would if i had the opportunity. I've done many cart-wheels on the street with Phaltlines on these extensions and they are holding up. Their new version has splined hexes. And I don't know of anyone else making extended hubs for stock Revo axles.

The main reason I got extensions was for the Phaltline/Blast combo - I wanted a wider stance for drifting. With 5s I can power-slide and do donuts on pavement all day. In fact, when its cold like today, I get horrible traction on pavement. May need to pull out the 40 series Road Rages for cold days.

Originally Posted by 87 GN

the Badlands
not to sure about the wheel extention......?? how are they holding up.........??

tell me i didnt make a mistake, i wanted badlands and last night i only found the traxxas style tires and i dont like them. nor the fact that the traxxas rim is a bit wider than the tire.

so, as i didnt care much about taping the badlands (i think they dont 100% need taping) i ordered the mounted on desperados 3.8 BUT afterwards i saw they were 30 series. do they mean the rim? does it have larger profile than the 40 series? whats all that?

ok fine.... i hope mine last without the tape. or else i will boil again and i HATE it.

they do look small to be honest. but small=light so it has a good aspect i loved the look of my big joes.

Don't worry, like Craig said, you got the 3.8" size (correct ones). The ad is wrong - they are not 30 series. In fact, they are not any kind of "series" - The term "Series" is Pro-Line's naming convention to classify tires. These are 3.8 and they are classified as "Traxxas Style Bead."

The Desperado wheels are exactly the same width as Traxxas 3.8 rims (and Hyper St wheels) - I have all 3.

Mine have 2 layers of carpet tape a la BaldyDaniels, plus one strip of Scotch branch duct tape = 250g - very light. They will feel like feathers compared to the 420g Big Joe's you had mounted on Axial rims.

This is not directly related to your post, but I've seen people talk about weights of rim/tire combo without taking the weight of the wheel into account - not all 40 series wheels weight he same